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package de.topicmapslab.majortom.model.store;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Interface definition of identity of a topic map construct contained by a
 * {@link ITopicMapStore}.
 * 
 * @author Sven Krosse
 * 
 */
public interface ITopicMapStoreIdentity extends Serializable {

	/**
	 * Returns the id of this construct as String
	 * @return the string Id
	 */
	String getId();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the id of this construct as long
	 * @return the long Id
	 * @since 1.2.0
	 */
	long longId();
	
	/**
	 * Modify the id of this construct
	 * @param id the new id
	 */
	public void setId(final long id);
	
}
